242 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 7

TEXT 1
aya Tay
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Sri-Suka uvdca
te ndga-rdjam Gmantrya
phala-bhagena vasukim
pariviya girau tasmin
netram abdhim mudanvitah
Grebhire sura yatta
amrtarthe kuriidvaha

Sri-Sukah uvaca—Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; te—all of them (the
demigods and the demons); naga-rajam—the king of the Nagas, snakes;
dmantrya—inviting, or requesting; phala-bhagena—by promising a
share of the nectar; vdsukim—the snake Vasuki; pariviya—encircling;
girau—Mandara Mountain; tasmin—unto it; netram—the churning
rope; abdhim—the ocean of milk; mudd anvitah—all surcharged with
great pleasure; drebhire—began to act; suradh—the demigods; yattah—
with great endeavor; amrta-arthe—for gaining nectar; kuru-udvaha—O
King Pariksit, best of the Kurus.

TRANSLATION

Sukadeva Gosvami said: O best of the Kurus, Maharaja Pariksit,
the demigods and demons summoned Vasuki, king of the ser-
pents, requesting him to come and promising to give him a share
of the nectar. They coiled Vasuki around Mandara Mountain as a
churning rope, and with great pleasure they endeavored to pro-
duce nectar by churning the ocean of milk.

TEXT 2
aft: gensaye Tt Faraaismay Ul 3
